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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Advisory to notify healthcare providers and the public about an outbreak of R...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Urgent Care,
- Medical Office,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Ambulatory Care,
- Clinical Lab,
- Rural Health Clinics
FDA Updates
12/08/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Getinge Recalls CARDIOHELP Emergency Drive due to...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The U.S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging healthcare organizations to address the active exploitation of a cybersecurity vuln...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Highlights from the 2023 OIG Work Plan
12/05/2023The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) uses its Work Plan to identify projects, including OIG audit...
- Office of Inspector General
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
The AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (ISCR) Toolkit helps hospitals improve patients' surgical experience by adopting ...
- The Joint Commission,
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
National Influenza Vaccination Week
12/01/2023Next week, December 4-8 is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza v...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FDA Updates
12/01/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: Becton Dickinson (BD) Recalls Alaris Infusion Pum...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
CDC 2022 HAI Progress Report Highlights Improvements in Acute Care Hospital HAI Prevention
11/30/2023The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2022 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Progres...
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
FDA Updates
11/28/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Antiseizure Medicines Keppra, Keppra XR, El...
- Food and Drug Administration
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a new memorandum with two EMTALA pre-survey reminders and references for use b...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Rural Emergency Hospitals,
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General has issued a fraud alert for consumers about remote patient monitor...
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
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FDA Updates
11/22/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updates and activities: Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall Nationwide of...
- Food and Drug Administration
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission recently announced a change to Medical Staff Standard 06.01.05, Element of Performance 6, effective immediately. This change is a...
- The Joint Commission
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals
On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule implementing portions of section 6101 of the Affor...
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Critical Access Hospitals,
- Hospitals,
- Long Term Care
FDA Updates
11/17/2023The following is a listing of recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration updates and activities: KinderFarms, LLC Voluntarily Recalling all Kinder...
- Food and Drug Administration
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